turn signal relay is bad. they are about 8 bucks from the vw dealer jason 87 syncro westy
>From: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Turn signal gremlins >Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 18:55:29 -0700 > >> My turn signals work, but the left flashes rapidly. ...To make matters >>worse, when the headlight switch is on, the right will not blink at all, >>the indicator light just stays on solid. > > >Yeah, like Larry A. says, sounds like a classic case of bad grounds. If the >rapid flash is still there after the grounds are repaired, you can usually >turn on the hazard flashers to find the culprit. All four corners will >blink, and the dimmest one is usually the perpetrator. Check the wire to >it, >the bulb, the socket, and its ground. My right side flashes fast and the >hazard light trick indicates it's the front right at fault. Too lazy to >figure out what's wrong with it though. > >-- >John Bange >'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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